Where does “ресуља” come from?

ресуља (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian resa, from Proto-Slavic ręsa, from Proto-Slavic ręditi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ресуља (Serbo-Croatian): mercury (Mercurialis gen. et spp.)

Definitions

  1. mercury (Mercurialis gen. et spp.)

Ancestry of “ресуља”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianresatuft; catkin
2Proto-Slavicręsaedge, fringe; eyelashes; duckweed, turf
3Proto-Slavicręditito arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręditi →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręsa →